The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within our reach is joy. There is radiance and glory in the darkness could we but see – and to see we have only to look. — Fra Giovanni Giocondo, 1433-1515 C.E. We are now in the deepest darkness of the year, with … Read more
Before it’s too late.. a reminder that the Sun moves into Sagittarius tonight at 11:23pm (Eastern time). It would be terribly remiss of me to have forgotten dear Sag (pronounced “sadj” like “badge”) people, although no doubt they would be most forgiving. That’s because they are one of the most expansive and generous of the … Read more
The leaves fall patiently Nothing remembers or grieves The river takes to the sea The yellow drift of leaves. –Sara Teasdale Today, according to the Celtic Tree calendar, we enter the month of The Reed. The Celtic Tree Year is divided into thirteen lunar months. Each has a tree (or in this case, a shrub) … Read more
Scorpios are often considered the most intense, profound, powerful members of the zodiac (and I swear, I’m not just saying that because I’m afraid to be on your bad side, Scorpio! Love ya! Smooches!). Even when they appear self-controlled and calm there is a seething intensity of emotional energy under the placid exterior. Sometimes Scorpios … Read more
The Harvest Moon is the Full Moon closest to the Autumn Equinox. Like all Full Moons, it rises as the sun sets. But at the harvest time, this was especially helpful, allowing farmers to continue to work in the fields by the light of the Moon. The Full Moon is always in the sign opposite … Read more
On this date, the Sun enters the sign of Libra, fittingly, the sign of the balanced scales. Like the scales, Libras prefer to be on an even keel. They easily tune in to how people relate to one another and partnerships of all sorts. For a Libra, everything is better when done together. Venus, planet … Read more
Virgo © Susan Seddon BouletThe Sun enters the sign of Virgo today! According to some traditions, we now enter into the Month of Isis, and the richest time of the creative and healing power of the Divine Feminine. We now enter in earnest the harvest season. Earthy Virgo is symbolized by the ear of wheat … Read more
(Slightly belated, my apologies, dearest Leo!) Leos, so the tradition goes, are “on” 24 hours a day, showing off and behaving like the sexy superstars they often are. Of course, there really is more to Leo than this cartoonish version. Astrologer Jon Cainer notes that while it is true that Leos can be a bit … Read more
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.— His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Cancerian Cancer is the sign of the Summer Solstice, the beginning of the warmest season of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also the birth sign of the United States of America. Cancer is the first water sign of the Zodiac, … Read more
The Healing Moon of Tara Willow© Willow ArleneaWhenever you have need of anything, once a month, and better it be when the Moon is full, you shall assemble in some secret place and adore the spirit of Me, Who is Queen of all the Wise.— from the Charge of the Goddess, traditional by Doreen ValienteThis … Read more